Qauata

A qauata or qauaata is a parrying shield or war club of the San Cristobal Island in the Solomon Islands.

Leaf shaped qauata head

Drawing of a qauata

Uses

It was used to deflect the enemy’s arrows and spears. It has a leaf-shaped head without an ergot, which distinguishes it from the roromaraugi.^[1][2] The head is separated in two by a central ridge and the handle is often finished by an anthropomorphic sculpture.^[3] It is more common than the roromaraugi and was used for war.^[4]